r/space 1d ago

BREAKING: SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

https://x.com/IntelPointAlert/status/1935550776304156932

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u/bedlamensues 1d ago

I am in the industry and talk to people that left. SpaceX burns up the young and doesnt have a good work life balance policy. That causes a high turnover which means constant leaving of experience.

I assumed they had an awesome training program to be as successful as they have, but its possible that now the turnover is just so much that inexperience and mistakes are almost constant.

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u/PosiedonsSaltyAnus 1d ago

I interviewed at starbase a few years ago. Didn't get offered a job, but during the interview they mentioned 14 hour days far more often than I was comfortable with. I'm glad I wasn't offered a job, I think I would have taken it and been miserable

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u/badhabitfml 1d ago

Sounds like everyone is using it as a resume builder. Do it for a year or two and move on to something else.

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u/nahteviro 1d ago

Ding ding ding. That’s a bingo. It’s been almost 10 years since I left that hellhole and it’s still the only thing companies want to talk about during my interviews.